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US rapper Akon becomes owner of his Senegalese city namesake

US rapper Akon becomes owner of his Senegalese city namesake

  • The rapper named the city “Akon City”
  • Last week, government officials announced that Akon had pledged to invest in tourism in his native Senegal
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Usher, Chris Brown and Akon join KSA’s Diriyah festival lineup

Usher, Chris Brown and Akon join KSA’s Diriyah festival lineup

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Special ‘I’ve been waiting to get to Saudi Arabia for years’: Akon tells Asharqiah crowd

‘I’ve been waiting to get to Saudi Arabia for years’: Akon tells Asharqiah crowd

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Special Pitbull and Akon wow crowds at Saudi Arabia’s Asharqiah Music Festival

Pitbull and Akon wow crowds at Saudi Arabia’s Asharqiah Music Festival

By Hala Tashkandi Essam Al Ghalib ·
Pitbull, Akon and Deadmau5 to perform in Dammam for Sharqiah Season

Pitbull, Akon and Deadmau5 to perform in Dammam for Sharqiah Season

By HALA TASHKANDI ·
Special Akon tells Pakistanis to let the cash flow for Bhasha, Mohmand dams video

Akon tells Pakistanis to let the cash flow for Bhasha, Mohmand dams

By Sabah Bano Malik ·

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